Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

Can They Search My Entire House?

Can They Search My Entire House?

If police arrive at your home with a search warrant, contact a criminal defense attorney and immediately ask to see the warrant.

A search warrant should indicate the areas to be searched and what is being searched for. If a warrant gives the police the right to search your entire house, they have the right to search the whole house. However, they can only look in areas where what is being searched for might reasonably be found. If they are looking for stolen grandfather clocks, they should not be going through your medicine cabinet opening up band aid boxes or looking in your microwave. Do not, under any circumstances, interfere with the police executing the warrant � even if they violate its terms. The remedy we seek is to suppress any evidence so that they may not use it in the case against you because the search has violated your constitutional rights.